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Electoral Reform: Vote buyers face jail, ₦5m fine under proposed senate bill
The leader of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Michael Bamidele, has said the national assembly had proposed tougher penalties for vote buying and other electoral offences ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement issued on Monday to mark the resumption of plenary by the 10th national assembly, the senate leader said the proposals are contained in the electoral bill,…
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Lagos APC salutes Oladejo’s ‘legacy of service’ on his 60th birthday
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has congratulated its Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo, on his 60th birthday. Lagos APC congratulated Oladejo in a goodwill message conveyed by its State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, on Monday evening. The party chairman said Oladejo’s life had been a shining testament to dedication, integrity, and excellence. “As the image maker of…
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Electoral Act Amendment: Senate considers prisoner voting, stronger INEC funding framework
The National Assembly has introduced a proposal in the ongoing amendment of Electoral law that would give prison inmates in Nigeria the right to vote in elections. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, gave the hint ahead of resumption of the National Assembly from Christmas break, adding that the proposed law would mandate release of fund for general…
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No one can stop Tinubu in 2027- Atiku Abubakar’s son declares
Abba Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has declared that no political party can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 praesidential election. Abba, who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke, yesterday, in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, after collecting his membership registration card at Gwadabawa Ward in Yola North LGA. According to him, his decision to join the…
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NNPP slams Abba Yusuf’s defection to APC as ‘Betrayal’ of Kano voters, Kwankwaso
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has described the defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as an act of betrayal of the party and its leader, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Ladipo Johnson, the NNPP National Spokesman, made the assertion on Monday while speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He argued that…
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Sunday Igboho visits Olubadan, thanks him over removal from FG’s wanted list
By Adejayan Gbenga Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, in appreciation of the monarch’s role in securing his removal from the federal government’s list of wanted persons. The Monday visit came shortly after reports confirmed that Igboho had been delisted from the…
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Oyo at 50: Alaafin absent at opening ceremony in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State on Monday commenced activities marking its 50th anniversary, but the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, was notably absent from the opening ceremony held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. The event featured a welcome address by Governor Seyi Makinde and a goodwill message from the Speaker of the Oyo State House…
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Awujale stool not for sale- Ijebu groups back Abiodun’s intervention
Following the suspension of the selection process for a new Awujale of Ijebuland by the Ogun State Government, a group of residents on Monday staged a peaceful protest across parts of Ijebu-Ode in support of the government’s decision. The protesters, under the banner of Ijebu Sons and Daughters and Ijebu-Ode Progressive Youths, marched through major roads in the town carrying…
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How I benefitted from Bola Ige’s free education policy- Makinde
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that he benefited from the free education programme introduced during the tenure of the late Chief Bola Ige. Makinde made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at the opening ceremony of Oyo State at 50, commemorating five decades since the state’s creation. Oyo State was created on February 3, 1976,…
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Igboho removed from wanted list after monarchs’ intervention
By Adejayan Gbenga Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been removed from the Federal Government’s list of wanted persons following the intervention of prominent traditional rulers in the South-West. Igboho’s spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that all arrangements had been concluded for Igboho’s return to Nigeria after the…
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